John
Lineker
stands just 5-foot-3, but he has made himself a true
giant of the lighter-weight classes in mixed martial arts.
“Hands of Stone” will look to stay near the top of the
One
Championship bantamweight division when he confronts
Stephen
Loman in a featured
ONE on Prime Video 14 attraction on Friday at Singapore Indoor
Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Lineker has compiled a 5-1 record
with one no contest across his seven appearances since joining the
ONE roster in 2019. He last competed at ONE on Prime Video 13,
where he cut down
Jae Woong
Kim with punches in the third round of their Aug. 4 clash.
Loman, meanwhile, finds himself on an 11-fight winning streak. He
last fought on Nov. 18, when he outpointed
Bibiano
Fernandes to a three-round unanimous decision at ONE on Prime
Video 4.
As Lineker and Loman make final preparations for their looming
showdown at 145 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have
accompanied them to this point:
33: Years of age for Lineker, who was born in Paranagua, Brazil, on
June 12, 1990.
18: Lineker wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for
50% of his career total (36). His list of ONE victims: Kim,
Bibiano
Fernandes,
Troy
Worthen and
Kevin
Belingon. Lineker owns four other wins by submission (11%), 13
more by decision (36%) and another by disqualification (3%).
111: Rounds started by Lineker as a professional mixed martial
artist. He has gone the distance on 19 different occasions and
carries a 13-6 record in those bouts.
78: Seconds needed for Lineker to punch out
Luiz
Carlos Alves Neves at Jungle Fight 28 on May 21, 2011. More
than 12 years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
162: Combined victories between the 10 men—
Fabricio
Andrade,
Cory
Sandhagen,
T.J.
Dillashaw,
Ali
Bagautinov,
Louis
Gaudinot,
Rafael
Silva,
Andre
Luis de Souza,
Erick da
Silva,
Felipe
Arantes and
Nelson
Velasques—who have defeated Lineker. They boast a cumulative
.683 winning percentage at 162-75-1.
31: Years of age for Loman, who was born on Jan. 1, 1992 in Baguio,
Philippines.
5: Loman victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting
for 31% of his career total.
Yusup
Saadulaev,
Elias
Boudegzdame and
Gurdarshan
Mangat are among those he has felled. Loman holds two other
victories by submission (13%) and nine more by decision (56%).
2,814: Days since Loman experienced a setback. He suffered his most
recent defeat on Jan. 16, 2016, when he was on the receiving end of
a one-punch knockout from
Rex de Lara
just 12 seconds into their encounter at a Pacific Xtreme Combat
show.
2: Fighters other than Loman who have held the
Brave Combat Federation bantamweight title. The list:
Brad Katona
and
Jose
Torres.
.591: Cumulative winning percentage between the two men—de Lara and
Asker
Baragunov—who have beaten Loman. They sport a combined record
of 18-12-3.